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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Jeromy Paul Rezac, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Howard N. Lavalley, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Noah Scott Higdon, Herndon, VA (US);
Thomas Stewart Mckechnie, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jeromy Paul Rezac, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Howard N. LaValley, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Noah Scott Higdon, Herndon, VA (US);
Thomas Stewart McKechnie, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Exelis Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A Raman spectroscopy sensor integrated with an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) includes a UGV having a robot arm and a camera mounted on the robot arm. A laser and telescope associated with a Raman sensor are mounted on the robot arm in such a way as to point in substantially the same direction in which the camera is pointed. A Raman spectral data acquisition and control module is mounted on the UGV and is configured to receive Raman spectral data from the telescope. A remote base station having a display and a data processing and analysis module is configured to receive data from the data acquisition and control module and to display for an operator images from the camera and information related to the Raman sensor. An autofocus system is preferably employed to automatically control telescope focus and thereby enable the Raman sensor to operate over a wide range, e.g., 0.5 m to 10 m.